Why 12 min. per ep.?

So I know that every episode has two almost identical halves, but does that really make it appropriate to list it for 12 minutes per episode on MAL? Does it actually air in Japan as a 12 minute long episode on any channel? If it doesn't, then it doesn't really make any sense to have it listed at 12 minutes on here. That'd almost be like listing the 2009 episodes of Suzumiya Haruhi as having 9 episodes instead of 14 since 5 of the 8 version of Endless Eight are near-identical.

But whatever. If it's left at 12 min. per ep. I guess that means I can immediately record a re-watch after I finish the series.

Rather, this was done on purpose. They wanted to make it into a web anime initially, but changed it to a TV show as time went on. The producer believed this show wouldn't work so well in a full-length format, and went with half-length, instead. By Bkub's request, he decided to fill the other 12 minutes with a rebroadcast, but with different voices and minor changes.

I posted an interview with the show's producer, in which he goes into full detail on how the show came to be here

It's 12 minutes per episode, they just play them twice with different VAs IIRC and that's how they got 24 minutes to fill the timeslot. It was basically a troll move, fitting for the show but I can understand MAL not wanting to roll with it since they did literally just show the same stuff twice if I'm not mistaken.

Pullman said:It's 12 minutes per episode, they just play them twice with different VAs IIRC and that's how they got 24 minutes to fill the timeslot. It was basically a troll move, fitting for the show but I can understand MAL not wanting to roll with it since they did literally just show the same stuff twice if I'm not mistaken.

Pullman said:It's 12 minutes per episode, they just play them twice with different VAs IIRC and that's how they got 24 minutes to fill the timeslot. It was basically a troll move, fitting for the show but I can understand MAL not wanting to roll with it since they did literally just show the same stuff twice if I'm not mistaken.

Ok, thanks.
So I guess I’ll skip the second half of all the episodes.

That's up to you. I'm sure some people enjoyed the random VA changes and slightly different feel from the second time, but personally I didn't so I also mostly skipped it.

Pullman said:It's 12 minutes per episode, they just play them twice with different VAs IIRC and that's how they got 24 minutes to fill the timeslot. It was basically a troll move, fitting for the show but I can understand MAL not wanting to roll with it since they did literally just show the same stuff twice if I'm not mistaken.

That's 24 minutes per episode, to fill a 24-minute timeslot. It's a creative decision and I don't understand what does MAL have to roll with or not. Then again, I mentioned that at the time, it doesn't bother me but it surely sticks out as an odd decision.

Pullman said:It's 12 minutes per episode, they just play them twice with different VAs IIRC and that's how they got 24 minutes to fill the timeslot. It was basically a troll move, fitting for the show but I can understand MAL not wanting to roll with it since they did literally just show the same stuff twice if I'm not mistaken.

That's 24 minutes per episode, to fill a 24-minute timeslot. It's a creative decision and I don't understand what does MAL have to roll with or not. Then again, I mentioned that at the time, it doesn't bother me but it surely sticks out as an odd decision.

I mean it's consistent with how they don't include non-animated episodes of otherwise animated shows in their MAL listings. Both decisions are questionable in some ways, but they seem to just want to credit the amount of original animation that was made for a show (unless the reused frames are reused in a slightly different context and/or intermingled with new frames, like in recaps or extended versions). That's why it doesn't surprise me.

it never made sense to me either. so if i think the last half of any anime episode is useless, i can call it a short? not seriously asking btw
i always watch the second half to see certain bits translated or hear the songs with male voices
but if mal wants to say i sat through a 24 minute episode in half the time, i don't care. i really don't